Mets notebook: Marcum disappointed in start

PORT ST. LUCIE — Shaun Marcum was hoping for a better Mets debut, but shrugged it off as a learning experience early in spring training.

The right-hander gave up four hits and three runs in two innings.

After allowing only one hit in a scoreless first inning, Marcum surrendered three consecutive, one-out hits in the second frame, including an RBI double and a two-run homer to Chris Snyder.

“The first inning I felt great,” Marcum said. “There were a couple pitches (off), but the second inning I felt like I was pushing my change-ups (up in the zone) and I wasn’t staying with my mechanics very well. It’s a good thing it’s spring training. I’ll get out to the bullpen Monday and keep working on it and improving and getting better each time out.”

The Mets signed Marcum to a one-year, $4 million deal this winter, though he missed a month and a half last season with the Brewers because of an elbow injury.

About making his Mets debut, Marcum said, “I’ve changed before, but any time you take the ball and it’s your first game, you always have a little adrenaline and a little excitement going on. Other than that, it’s just a normal game and you’ve got to go out there and make your pitches.”

MEDICAL REPORT

Mets reliever Pedro Feliciano has been diagnosed with having a small hole in the exterior of his heart, but upon returning to camp Saturday morning, he said it is not life-threatening.

The left-hander underwent an MRI in New York, where he was sent after an irregular heartbeat was discovered in his pre-camp physical. Feliciano will wear a heart monitor for a few days and has not been cleared to play.

Meanwhile, second baseman Daniel Murphy, who received a cortisone injection on his right side Tuesday in New York, was back to limited baseball activities Saturday. However, he still has not been cleared to hit.

LATE START

Jenrry Mejia, whose arrival to camp was delayed until Friday because of visa issues, is scheduled to start Tuesday’s game against the Cardinals at Tradition Field.

Mejia threw 1.2 innings in a game at the Mets’ Dominican Republic complex while awaiting the visa resolution.